“The Handbook on
Prisoners’ Rights”, a guide for inmates to protect their rights in jail which
was published by the contributions of the European Union and
Turkey’s Institution of Human Rights and Equality (TİHEK) has not
reportedly been allowed in Denizli T Type Prison.

The
Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST) chairman Mustafa Eren told
turkish media that they have submitted the handbook to the prisoners in
the Denizli Prison but the book was rejected by the education department at the
prison on August 15.

“It
is a direct violation of prisoners’ right to block such publications. Such
incidents have recently increased in number,” Eren said.

Underlining
that TİHEK was set up by Turkish Parliament, Eren added that the decision by
Denizli Prison was arbitrary. (turkeypurge.com)